10 hours ago
Richmond, VA, USA +2 moreStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own reference database architecture, instance design, replication topology, parameter tuning, connection management, and query-plan health across programs.
- Set and govern schema conventions as reusable interfaces for engineering teams.
- Build and maintain reusable backup, restore, disaster-recovery, and zero-downtime migration tooling, validating recovery through drills.
- Own database security patterns including encryption, least-privilege access, and audit logging inside FedRAMP boundaries.
- Partner with Platform Engineering and Data Engineering on shared infrastructure and production-to-analytics data interfaces.
- Support program teams, provide portfolio-wide escalation on-call, and advise customers on data residency, retention, encryption, and access.
Requirements
- 5+ years of production database engineering at scale with a major relational database engine, preferably PostgreSQL; Aurora, MySQL, or Oracle experience is also acceptable.
- Strong query-plan literacy, including the ability to read EXPLAIN ANALYZE without a profiler.
- Production experience with zero-downtime schema migrations on live traffic.
- Production experience with at least one OLAP or analytics store such as Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery, or ClickHouse.
- Production experience with AWS, particularly RDS or Aurora, preferably the PostgreSQL flavor.
- Hands-on experience inside a FedRAMP Moderate or High boundary and familiarity with the database side of an ATO continuous-monitoring cycle.
- Experience building database patterns, tooling, or standards used by teams beyond one’s own.
- Ability to explain data residency, retention, and encryption decisions to customers.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance; active clearance is preferred, with Secret minimum for most engagements and TS or TS/SCI for some.
- Preferred experience includes row-store and column-store engines, PostgreSQL logical replication, AWS DMS, vector storage, TDE, Vault, AWS KMS with customer-managed keys, PostGIS, and IL5, IL6, or JWICS environments.
Benefits
- U.S.-based hybrid or remote work with travel to customer sites as engagements require.
- Discretionary time off with no maximum limit.
- Health, vision, and dental benefits.
- 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
- Wellness stipends and dedicated wellness programming.
- Career development programs with reimbursement for educational certifications.
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About Exiger
Exiger builds AI- and data-driven software for supply chain, third‑party risk, and compliance management, used by corporations, banks, and government agencies. Its 1Exiger platform provides supplier visibility, risk detection, and due diligence, delivered as SaaS with supporting analytics and advisory services. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Exiger is FedRAMP authorized for U.S. public‑sector use and is majority‑owned by The Carlyle Group.